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Idaho, Mont. back plan to delist wolves
Oct 19 2005 8:47PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The governors of Idaho and Montana are touting a new proposal to drop gray wolves from the endangered species list, suggesting the federal government change the way it removes protection for animals whose populations have recovered.
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Hubble takes rare look at moon
Oct 19 2005 7:54PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a rare look at the moon to gauge the amount of oxygen-bearing minerals in the lunar soil that could be mined by astronauts and used in a new moon mission.
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Navy sued over sonar's effects on whales
Oct 19 2005 7:50PM (CT)
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Environmentalists sued the Navy on Wednesday, claiming that a widely used form of sonar for detecting enemy submarines disturbs and sometimes kills whales and dolphins.
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Flyby: Saturn's moon Dione a frigid world
Oct 19 2005 10:37AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione reveals it is a mature, frigid world with hints of tectonic activity, new observations suggest.
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Scientists study gorilla who uses tools
Oct 19 2005 7:22AM (CT)
GOMA, Congo (AP) - A young gorilla in a Congo sanctuary is smashing palm nuts between two rocks to extract oil, surprising and intriguing scientists who say they have much to learn about what gorillas can do _ and about what it says about evolution.
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